| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 37 Workplace, Restaurant, And Airline Smoking |
| Restrictions |
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| In a 1997 study of 100,000 U.S. workers, only 46% reported completely smoke-free |
| workplaces. Only 21% of food service workers had coverage by smoke-free policies, |
| the lowest rate among different occupations; this group also has the highest rate of |
| lung cancer among nonsmokers. |
| Tobacco Control, Autumn 1997, p. 164 |
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| "Sit in a smoky bar for two hours and you'll suck up as many carcinogens as if you had |
| smoked four cigarettes, according to figures from the American Cancer Society." All |
| 35,500 bars in California became nonsmoking in 1998; California was the first state |
| in the nation to ban smoking in bars. There had been 850,000 bar and restaurant |
| workers in California exposed to passive smoke. |
| San Francisco Examiner, December 28, 1997, p. A8 |
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| A 1987 state law in Massachusetts blocks the hiring of smokers for police or |
| firefighter positions, and has been upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. |
| USA Today, October 27, 1997, p. 5D |
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| In August 1997, President Clinton banned smoking in federal buildings. This did not |
| include offices outside the executive branch - congressional offices and federal court |
| buildings. |
| Associated Press, August 10, 1997 |
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| An estimated 14 million to 36 million nonsmoking adults are exposed to environmental |
| tobacco smoke at work. |
| American Lung Association Fact Sheet, 1997 |
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